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HR 245

COMMENDATIONS: Commends SIAMS on its commitment to uplifting and empowering women

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Sylvia Taylor

Ceremonial resolution recognizing Kevin J. Coleman’s 28 years of public service as Hennepin village president and retirement, plus honoring Aaliyah Phillips as Miss Cobb County 202

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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Bill Summary · HR 245

Summary — H.R. 245 (Resolution)

Status: Adopted by the House; enrolled and presented to the Secretary of State (clerk action June 4, 2025)
Introduced: January 9, 2025
Classification: House resolution (ceremonial/congratulatory)
Committee referral: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Jan 9, 2025)
Sponsors (as listed): Virginia Foxx; Sharon Cooper; John Carson; David Wilkerson; Devan Seabaugh; Terry Cummings; Mekyah McQueen; Jay Hoffman; Sylvia Taylor; with cosponsors including Michael McCaul, Chuck Edwards, Pete Sessions, Mark E. Green, John R. Moolenaar, Dennis Tipsword, and others.

Note on document content: The enrolled text provided contains multiple, distinct commendatory resolutions conflated in a single filing (see “Kevin J. Coleman” retirement resolution and a separate “Aaliyah Phillips, Miss Cobb County 2025” commendation). The bill title supplied at top (commending “SIAMS” for uplifting women) does not appear in the body. Readers should verify the official enrolled text for the final, authoritative language.

Purpose and intent
- To formally congratulate and commend individuals for public service and achievement. The resolution is ceremonial — it recognizes and thanks persons for community service and accomplishments but does not create legal rights, obligations, or appropriations.

Key provisions / substantive content
- Congratulates Kevin J. Coleman on his retirement as Village President of Hennepin, Illinois:
- Notes biographical details: born July 13, 1953; resident of Hennepin since 1984; married May 22, 1982.
- Summarizes public service: served as Hennepin village trustee beginning 1993 and as village president from 1997 for seven terms (about 28 years); over 32 years of service total; served 28 years on Hennepin Public Water District Board.
- Lists local projects overseen: senior housing (Hazel Marie Boyle Senior Homes), Veterans Memorial, port development grant and dock rebuild, park and ballfield upgrades, creation of a sensory park, street improvements including a bike path, pedestrian bridge (completed May 2025), and an in-progress marina project (initiated 2024) to create “Big Bend Marina” with 30 slips and amenities.
- Announces retirement effective after the regular village board meeting on April 16, 2025.
- Directs that a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to Coleman.

  • Congratulates Aaliyah Phillips for winning Miss Cobb County 2025:
    • Notes title earned at 66th Miss Cobb County Scholarship Competition (Marietta, GA) and that she will compete for Miss Georgia in June 2025.
    • Scholarship and education: awarded a $10,000 scholarship toward a Doctor of Education in education policy; 2024 magna cum laude graduate of Columbus State University (B.S. in elementary education).
    • Service and leadership: communications intern for U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, training at Ron Clark Academy, founder of SPREAD (Spreading Literacy Through Reading), over 500 volunteer hours, partnerships with Girls, Inc.; United Way; Literacy Alliance; Cobb Collaborative.
    • Directs an appropriate copy of the resolution be made available to her.

Who is affected
- Primary subjects: Kevin J. Coleman; Village of Hennepin community; Aaliyah Phillips and the Miss Cobb County/Miss Georgia pageant community.
- No regulatory or financial impacts on federal or state programs — this is honorary recognition.

Procedural timeline / actions (selected)
- Jan 9, 2025: Introduced and referred to Oversight & Government Reform.
- Feb 13, 2025: Rules suspended and resolution adopted; reported enrolled.
- May–June 2025: Read, adopted, enrolled and signed by the Speaker; presented to Secretary of State June 4, 2025.

Impact and significance
- Purely ceremonial: expresses the House’s appreciation and best wishes, raises public awareness of local accomplishments, and provides formal recognition for the named individuals. No binding legal, budgetary, or regulatory effects.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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